OH NO: Mr. Bill's Popular South Jersey Burger Joint Changing Hands OH NO: Mr. Bill's Popular South Jersey Burger Joint Changing Hands
OH NO: Mr. Bill's Popular South Jersey Burger Joint Changing Hands Oh no!  The popular South Jersey burger joint named after a Saturday Night Live claymation character is being sold. Mr. Bill's roadside burger grill is changing hands this month, but the new owner is expected to keep the iconic mainstay open, according to a Facebook post by the Camden County establishment's current owner.  Cheryl Ernst, 64, said that her last day serving customers at Mr. Bill’s is this Sunday. The burger stand has been operated by several different owners since the 1950s, and has always been a popular stop for Jersey Shore visitors. "I’m very happy to say that I’ve enter…
NJ Men Who Thought They Were Meeting Underage Girls For Sex Headed To Prison NJ Men Who Thought They Were Meeting Underage Girls For Sex Headed To Prison
NJ Men Who Thought They Were Meeting Underage Girls For Sex Headed To Prison Two South Jersey men were each sentenced to a plea-bargained four years in state prison Wednesday for trying to lure what they thought were underage girls to meet them for sex. The “girls” whom William Singleton, 25, of Pemberton, and Charles Schlottfeld, 28, of Bayville met online were actually undercover detectives. Singleton and Schlottfeld were snagged during “Operation Open House,” a multi-agency undercover sting led by Grewal’s office that produced the arrests of two dozen men who he said used social media to try and hook up with underage teens. Singleton and Schlottfeld each thought…
Hot Afternoon For Car Fires Along Jersey Shore Hot Afternoon For Car Fires Along Jersey Shore
Hot Afternoon For Car Fires Along Jersey Shore Vehicle fires appeared contagious late Tuesday.  There were four emergency calls in three hours in Burlington and Middlesex counties, authorities said. The first call, at 4:10 p.m. in Burlington County, involved a pickup truck, initial reports said. The fire spread from the truck to some grass at Magnolia and New Lisbon roads in Pemberton. The blaze was knocked down within minutes, officials said.  In Middlesex County, firefighters responded to a fire in a car that was being towed. That fire was called in at 6:37 p.m. on Route 9 southbound in Sayreville. The tow-t…
South Jersey Man, 56, Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Pornography South Jersey Man, 56, Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Pornography
South Jersey Man, 56, Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Pornography A 56-year-old man from Burlington County had admitted to possessing more than 1,000 images of child pornography and making the illegal images available for others to download, authorities said. Guy Valachovic of Pemberton pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Valachovic faces up to eight years in state prison when he is sentenced by Superior Court Judge Terrence R. Cook on Feb. 13, 2021, according to Coffina. Valachovic was charged in August 2019 and taken into custody after investigators sei…
Authorities: Pemberton Man Gets 20 Years In Prison For Sexual Assault On 'Courageous' Girl Authorities: Pemberton Man Gets 20 Years In Prison For Sexual Assault On 'Courageous' Girl
Authorities: Pemberton Man Gets 20 Years In Prison For Sexual Assault On 'Courageous' Girl A 41-year-old man from Pemberton was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young girl last year, authorities said. Erick Gentner, of the Browns Mills section of the township, must serve all 20 years before becoming eligible for parole, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. Upon his release from prison, Gentner is required to have parole supervision for life and also be placed on the New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry, Coffina said. Gentner was acquainted with his victim, Coffina said. “The victim in this case was extremely courage…
Jailed Medford Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Pemberton Victim, 64, In Head Jailed Medford Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Pemberton Victim, 64, In Head
Jailed Medford Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Pemberton Victim, 64, In Head A 50-year-old Medford man being held on weapons charges in the Burlington County Jail was charged in the fatal shooting of a Pemberton man, authorities said. Kenneth Ryan was shot in the head outside of his Apache Trail home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township Jan. 20, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Acting Police Chief David King said. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton where he died two days later, Coffina and King said. On Sunday, Tristan Majeed was served a warrant for murder and weapons charges in…
South Jersey Home Aide Charged With Sexually Assaulting Severely Impaired Teenager South Jersey Home Aide Charged With Sexually Assaulting Severely Impaired Teenager
South Jersey Home Aide Charged With Sexually Assaulting Severely Impaired Teenager A 33-year-old Burlington County home caregiver sexually abused a developmentally impaired teenager and broke her leg, authorities charged. Edmondo DiPaolo of Pemberton is charged with aggravated sexual assault, among other counts, involving the 16-year-old patient. The wheelchair-bound Southampton girl has a degenerative brain disorder that leaves her unable to move or speak and requires feeding and medication through tubes, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan said in a joint statement. DiPaolo worked for Preferred Home Healt…
Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years
Shooter In Elizabeth Killing Who Fled To Britain Sentenced To 60 Years An Elizabeth man who fled the country after committing a fatal drive-by shooting in the city seven years ago was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Eslam Gad was found guilty of murdering 21-year-old Anthony Holmes Jr. in June. Holmes, of Pemberton, was with friends and family at 3rd and Pine streets on Aug. 8, 2012 when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was shot and died the following day.  Gad was identified as the suspect following an investigation by the prosecutor's offic…
Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder
Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder An Elizabeth man Friday was convicted on all charges stemming from a shooting seven years ago that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Pemberton resident, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. On Aug. 8, 2012, Anthony Holmes Jr. was with friends and family near 3rd and Pine streets when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was hit and died at University Hospital in Newark the next day. The prosecutor’s office as well as the Union County Sheriff and Elizabeth police identified Eslam Gad, 30, as the suspect. In 2016, Gad, who fled the country…